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Recognised as Colour

#8A4DC2

  • #8A4DC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8A4DC2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 77, 194 and HSL 271°, 49%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8A4DC2#8A4DC2
HEX#8A4DC2
RGBrgb(138, 77, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.302, 0.7608
RGB percentages54.1%, 30.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(271.3, 49%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 60.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK28.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,063,874
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#75B23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1369C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#346BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#806480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85C24D
Analogous#504DC2, #C24DC0
Triadic#C28A4D, #4DC28A
Split complementary#C0C24D, #4DC250
Tetradic#C24F4D, #85C24D, #4DC0C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE5F6
Lighter +30%#D5BFE9
Lighter +20%#BC99DC
Lighter +10%#A373CF
Darker −10%#7038A4
Darker −20%#562B7E
Darker −30%#3C1E58
Darker −40%#221132
More saturated +25%#8B2FE0
Less saturated −25%#896BA4

Channel breakdown

R138
G77
B194
Red138 (54.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue271.28°
Saturation (HSL)48.95%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 4D · B C2

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